Up-and-coming Contemporary romance author Kristan Higgins has been gaining popularity over the past couple of years. Her new novel Somebody to Love is a hilarious, sweet page-turner that will catapult her onto many romance readers’ must-read lists.

Parker Welles learns that her father has been charged with insider-trading and that he emptied the family trust funds to cover his losses. The only asset that she has left is a house that a distant relative bequeathed to her, so she goes to Gideon’s Cove, Maine for the summer to flip the house. Unfortunately, the house turns out to be a rundown beach shack, and she finds that her Aunt Julia was a hoarder. Parker needs help rehabbing the house. The only volunteer is James Cahill, her father’s right hand man who she has always called Thing One. As they spend more time together, the situation between Parker and James begins to heat up and things get a little complicated.

This novel is a real treat for Higgins fans. Somebody to Love revisits favorite characters from previous novels. Parker made her first appearance in The Next Best Thing, and several other characters from that novel appear in this one. The book is also set in Gideon’s Cove, so readers will get to revisit that charming small town and the characters that they know from Catch of the Day.

Fans of writers like Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Jennifer Crusie will find a lot to love here.